Lion He is considered the king of animals on the African savannah. They possess extremely sharp weapons to become the most feared hunter in the animal world. One of them is the tongue, a part that is very soft but has extremely high damage.
Can lions lick human skin?
The reason is that the structure of the lion’s tongue is very special, with small spines called papillae arranged close together, making the tongue rougher than sandpaper. This helps them to clean the hair or tear the hard skin of prey such as buffalo, horse, rhinoceros or even hippo…
In addition, this fearsome tongue also helps them scrape off the meat clinging to the bones of the prey. The question here is whether our skin is hurt when lions lick it? Let’s learn about this issue through the following article.
According to the Wild Heart Wildlife Foundation, if a lion’s tongue licks the back of your hand a few times, you won’t have any skin left. But why are so many people who keep lions or have contact with them still unharmed after being licked on their hands or face?
Enlarged image of lion’s tongue. Photo: Wild Heart Wildlife Foundation
On National Geographic, according to biomedical technician David Hu at Georgia Tech: “The tongue of cats acts like a smart brush.”
The degree of ‘damage’ of the tongue depends a lot on the licking force that the lion uses. When licking their cubs or people they do not see as prey, lions will lick with much less force than licking prey (according to Naturenoon).
Even so, lion licks can also be painful for humans. Therefore, letting a lion lick your skin is definitely an unpleasant experience at all, especially when it is… hungry.
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